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Much of the controversy surrounding Section 215 of the Patriot Act concerns a secrecy clause stipulating that federal request for information must remain strictly confidential. Libraries, in other words, can’t report in some cases whether they have received governmental inquiries...
...tell them that they’re not authorized to give information,” Verba explained. “You would be violating your job if you gave away any information.” If an employee receives a federal request for records, he or she is required to notify a supervisor, who will in turn contact the General Counsel. The University would release records only under duress...
Unlike several other libraries, which post signs alerting users that their records may be released under government request, the University Library has not taken such conspicuous steps...
This past Friday, in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the SJC’s ruling from taking effect, gay marriage opponents requested an emergency order from the United States Supreme Court halting the dissemination of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Fortunately, hours after the federal appeals court in Boston denied a similar request, the Supreme Court refused to grant the order. As the fight gets tougher for gay marriage opponents, they continue to cling to deceptive and self-righteous arguments about the sanctity of marriage and the immorality of homosexuality. Yet it remains unclear why the meaning...
...speaks, the Marines are waiting for their engineers to arrive and destroy the base fortifications. If a war has been averted for the time being, it doesn't feel like peace. A sniper team comes under fire and requests extraction. U.S. planes make bombing runs over the central part of the city. As evening falls, the insurgents are still firing mortars at the Easy Company base. The company fires back with its own mortars, and a patrol prepares to go out after our attackers. The company asks for permission to patrol the area, but battalion headquarters rejects the request...